Google continues to rock the mobile technology world with update to Android OS

Sam Lambert
Android mobile commerce

New Android update is dubbed “L” Google recently unveiled the latest version of its Android operating system, highlighting the new version’s various features. The latest version of Android is called “L” and is meant to make the Android platform more competitive with other mobile operating systems that are also receiving major upgrades. Notably, L features new functionality that makes it less energy intensive and more engaging for consumers that have come to rely heavily on mobile technology in their daily lives. L features BLE Peripheral Mode to better connect with…

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QR codes and barcodes celebrate technology anniversary

Jennifer Goula
USB barcode qr codes

Forty years ago, last week, the first UPC code was scanned on a package of Wrigley gum. The barcode, which is now standard on product packages, first had its start forty years ago, and the first one to be scanned was in Ohio at the Troy supermarket, on a Wrigley gum pack, long before the idea of QR codes and other scannables that can be used with today’s smartphones. Despite the fact that those traditional barcodes have been around for so long, they’re still going strong. Scanning the 10-pack of…

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Mobile technology proves increasingly popular in real estate

Julie Campbell
Real Estate Agents Use Mobile Technology

Agents and agencies are continuing their investments into smartphone friendly marketing. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has now completed their 2013-2014 Realtor Technology Survey to help to gain insight into the number of realtors who are spending on new forms of tech, such as mobile technology, in order to enhance their businesses. What they found is that spending was greater last year than it had been in previous years. This suggests that real estate agents are looking to mobile technology and other digital environments on an increasing basis in…

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Wearable technology will notably increase data usage by 2018

Stephanie Beck
wearable technology watch

A new report from Cisco has pointed out that mobile networks will experience increased strain from wearables. Cisco has now released its “Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast 2013-2018” report, which has included a number of predictions as to the impact that wearable technology will have on the mobile networks. The firm has forecasted that by 2018, there will be 177 million wearables that will be connected to networks. That will be a tremendous rise from the 22 million wearable technology gadgets that were tallied last year.…

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Augmented reality glasses patented by Lenovo

Stephen Vagus
augmented reality glasses patent (note: these are not real ar)

This suggests that the company is looking to create their own wearable technology product like Google Glass. It has recently been discovered that Lenovo has patented a pair of augmented reality glasses that could reflect the intentions of the company to create its own version of Google Glass. That said, just because a patent has been filed, it doesn’t guarantee that the product will ever be sold. What is known is that Lenovo has filed to obtain a basic patent for what was described as an “Electronic Device and Sound…

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